game · Attic Collection

Scotland Yard

One player secretly moves Mr. X around London while detectives cooperate, spend transport tickets, and use periodic location reveals to close the net.

Players2–6 players

Player age10+

Playing time45 min

Weight1.94 / 5

Average rating6.51 / 10

People behind the game

Designers

Manfred BurggrafDesignerDorothy GarrelsDesignerWolf HoermannDesignerFritz IflandDesignerWerner ScheererDesignerWerner SchlegelDesigner

A closer look

See what it looks like

Scotland Yard, Standard version · 1983 cover edition · BGG2-003

Scotland Yard, Standard version · Vehicle-cover edition · BGG2-007

About the game

Collection: Attic Collection
Record type: game
Published: 1983
Publishers: Ravensburger AG · Bonaparte · Educa Sallent SA · Funskool Games · Grow Jogos e Brinquedos · Kawada, Co. Ltd · Korea Boardgames · Majora

Mechanisms

Hidden Movement Point to Point Movement Secret Unit Deployment Team-Based Game

BoardGameGeek ranks

Overall#1741Family#642

What is still uncertain

BoardGameGeek lists 12 publishers across editions; this concise snapshot retains the first 8.

Your collection

Your versions and boxes

1 version · 2 physical boxes

standard

Standard version

1983 cover edition

Attic Collection: 1 copy

PhotographBGG2-003

Vehicle-cover edition

Attic Collection: 1 copy

PhotographBGG2-007

Source and provenance

References for this record

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